Sunday, September 04, 2011

Pope Benedict XVI: Commit Yourselves Day after Day with The Affirmation: 'I Believe'

Reading 1, Ez 33:7-9

'Son of man I have appointed you as watchman for the House of Israel. When you hear a word from my mouth, warn them ... Read all

Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9

Come, let us cry out with joy to Yahweh, acclaim the rock of our salvation. Let us come into his presence with ... Read all

Gospel, Mt 18:15-20

'If your brother does something wrong, go and have it out with him alone, between your two selves. If he listens to ... Read all

Reading 2, Rom 13:8-10

The only thing you should owe to anyone is love for one another, for to love the other person is to fulfil the law. ... Read all

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Pope Benedict said that we are "to commit ourselves day after to day to rejecting evil and to renewing our faith with the affirmation 'I believe.'" When we come to the feet of our Lord Jesus Christ in prayer, when we say to him "I believe," we must also at the same time affirm that we believe the Church for which he gave his life. And that is precisely the reality of the situation: The Catholic Church gained her life at the cost of our Savior's death on the cross.
Read more here: http://www.catholic.org/hf/faith/story.php?id=42643&wf=rsscol

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